The Deadly Truth About Dispersants in the Gulf
July 12, 2010: For the first time anywhere, hear the full, uncut story about BP’s unprecedented use of dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico and learn why it’s making a terrible situation far more serious. We hear from marine toxicologist, Dr. Susan D. Shaw, director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute in Maine, during her second research trip to Louisiana. Also, what you can do to help stop BP from continuing this practice, which represents an uncontrolled experiment on the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystems.
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Originally released in 1980, Steve Forbert's "The Oil Song 2010" includes verses about the Exxon Valdez, BP Deepwater Horizon, and many other oil spills since
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